Hot-water holder.



Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

HOT WATER HOLDER.

APPLIOATIO N FILED MAR.9, 1910.

B. A. DEANS & M. J. SONGER.

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BERTHA A. DEANS AND MARTHA J. SONGER, 033 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFOBNIh.

HOT-WATER HOLDER.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, lhcn'rini A. l)EAI\S and l /Lxn'rna J. S mona, citizens of the United States, residing at Santa Cruz. in the county of Santa Cruz and State of Cali.- fornia, have invented new and useful linprovelnents in llot-ll'ater Holders, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a device for holding hot water, especially to be applied to a person in a inanner siinilar to hot water bags.

The invention consists of the nnproved hot water holder which we will hereinafter describe and claim.

The invention consists in the combination of parts, and the details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to i the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing the hot water holder. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken through the ventpassage. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken at right angles to Fig, 2. p

For the purpose of applying heat to vari ons 'portions of the human body, and for 1 other conveniences, it is'custoinary to em ploy bags of rubber, which are adapted to contain hot water, and which, being flexible, will readily conform to those portions to which it is desired to apply the heat. Such bags are objectionable iron. the fact that they soon lose their ability to resist wear and the action of Water, and very often leak, and the hot water coming in contact with. the-person} will produce serious scalds or burns.

It is the object of our invention to vide a holder of r1g1d conducting materiah.

and'having its sides permanently shaped so that they will fit such ortions of the body as most require the application of such heat.

As shown in the drawings, A and B are two opposite sides of our apparatus. These sides are bent into concave form, the concavity of one lying at right angles with the concavity of the other, and. these. concave faces are made of such different curvatures that they will be practically applicable to any port-ion of the body to which the heat is to he applied. The edges of these two faces are united by a rim 2 which is substantially cylindrical, extending vertically between the of the parts A and B, and following the various curvatures of the two sides.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1th, itllitl.

Application filed March 9, 1910. Serial No. 548,216.

We have found it preferable to make the device with rounded corners, reinforced as shown at 3, to give it sufiicient strength, and

in making the device a portion of the ring cide with the center of the hollow of that side, thus each of the sides hasits deepest portion at right angles with the deepest portion of the opposite face, and the line of union may be substantially in a plane be tween the two.

I The vent, or filling and emptying opening, is made in the deepestportion oi one of the sides, and, for convenience, a ring 5 is lit ted near the edge of the opposite portion of said side so that the device can be readily hung up, and hang close against the wall.

In order to properly strengthen the side through which the opening -.t passes, we prefer to employ a reinforced plate 6 which fits around a portion of this side as shown.

7 is a divergent funnel fixed to the side of the device, inclosing the opening 4:, and serving as a convenient means to'fill the chamber without the'use of a separate funnel.

8 is a screw .plug of the usual or any desired form, which fits and closes the opening'. it may be made of any suitable niat'erial, such as copper or aluminum.

A device constructed as here shown provides for substantially every curvature of the body to which heat may be applied, such as the back, breast, stomach, hips, etc. Being rigid it maintains its form and the rounded angles 3 prevent any discomfort to the patient. .It is a'sluliciently good radiw' tor of heat, and may he covered with felt. or other suitable fabric to prevent the actual contact of the metal with the body.

The device may equally well be usedin connection with a syringe by hanging it upon the Wall, and connecting the usual rubber tube with the opening l.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A hot water holder formed of substan' tially rigid material having its opposite portions normally fashioned with concaved surfaces of different curvature, and a rigid uniting rim connecting with the edges of the ccnosved portions by zneans or" rounded angles, a portion of the rim being formed with each of said eoneaved faces.

2. A hot Water holder formed of substantially rigid material having" its opposite portions normally fashioned with eoncared surfaces of different curvature, and a rigid uniting rnn eonnectnr with the edges of 1 &r

the concaved portions angles, a portion of the run being formed with each of said coneaved races and a reinforcing element extending around the inmeans of rounded Bllli'lllA A. DEANS. MARTHA J. SONGER. 

